Surah 26 · verse 155
Ash-Shu'ara 26:155
Sign in to listenقَالَ هَـٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
qala hadhihi naqatun laha shirb walakum shirb yawm ma'lum
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
Verse 153قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
Verse 154مَا أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Verse 157فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
Verse 158فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.